Malakhov, Vladimir (2672) - Nielsen, Peter Heine (2625) [E46]

Chess Siberia

Malakhov, Vladimir (2672) - Nielsen, Peter Heine (2625) [E46]
EIMCC 2003 (12.3) 2003
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. g3 N5f6
Interesting is 9...b6 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bg2 Nf6 Ponomariov, R - Kramnik, V, Wijk aan Zee 2003. Also possible is 9...Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. Bg2 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Bf6 13. Qd6 Nb6 14. Qxd8 Bxc3+ 15. Nxc3 Rxd8 Volkov, S - Sakaev, K, New Delhi 2000.
10. Bg2

10...e5?!
More precise is 10...c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Nb6 13. Bf4 Nfd5 14. Qd3 Bd7 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 1/2, Kovacevic, B - Palac, M, Nova Gorica 2002.
11. O-O c6 12. Qc2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nb6 14. Rad1
White is better.
14...Bc5 15. Ne4! Bxd4

16. Bb4!
Very strong.
16...Re8 17. Rxd4
White seizes the only open file and has two bishops advantage.
17...Nbd5 18. Nd6 Re5 19. Nc4 Re8 20. Qc1 Qc7 21. Bd6 Qd7
After 21...Qd8 22. e4 b5 23. Ne5 Qxd6 24. Nxc6 Bg4 25. exd5 Be2 26. Re1 White has an extra pawn and a clear edge.
22. e4 Nb6 23. Bc5 Qc7 24. Nd6 Rd8
Or 24... Re6 25. Bh3 winning.

25. Nb5!
A beautiful combination.
25...cxb5 26. Qf4!
Now if 26...Qxf4 then 27. Rxd8+ Ne8 28. Rxe8 checkmate.
Black resigned. 1-0

Malakhov, Vladimir (2672) - Nielsen, Peter Heine (2625) [E46]
EU-ch 4th/Istanbul (12) 2003

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. g3 N5f6 10. Bg2 e5 11. O-O c6 12. Qc2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nb6 14. Rad1 Bc5 15. Ne4 Bxd4 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Rxd4 Nbd5 18. Nd6 Re5 19. Nc4 Re8 20. Qc1 Qc7 21. Bd6 Qd7 22. e4 Nb6 23. Bc5 Qc7 24. Nd6 Rd8 25. Nb5 cxb5 26. Qf4 1-0

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